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Sean makes a really good point. He says comfort kills. You need to replace the 60 plus hours you are working when you retire with 60 plus hours of some other activity. And so Sean, I'm going to agree with you and then I'm going to disagree with you a little bit. But then ultimately, I'm going to tell you why I agree with you. But who knows where I'll actually end up. My thoughts are like a box of chocolates, you know, mostly junk, but usually there's a couple of good ones in there. So what I agree with is, had I replaced the hours that I was working with structured activities in that first three to six months of my retirement, I would have been happier for it. I agree that as you're transitioning into retirement, you should just do a one-to-one replacement of those hours with an activity. I think ideally for me, it would have been perfect if I would have taken three or four weeks off completely. And just detoxed. Then 40 to 50 hours of structured activity for three months and then tapering off into whatever I really feel like doing. So I agree with the concept and the logic of your point, which is we need to replace that time, not just stop cold turkey and like try and figure it out piecemeal. So that I think I agree 100% with. Where I start to disagree is to continue to do that. Because a lot of us think we need to stay super active. And it's because we haven't done the emotional work to figure out why we think we need to stay super active. And if being active makes a person happy, then they should be active. If being sedentary makes a person happy, then they should be sedentary. But everything, as Amy always reminds me, everything in moderation. So to your point again, if a person takes being sedentary to an extreme, it is unhealthy. That being said, I've said this on my channel many times. If people want to live their life in an unhealthy way, that's cool. If they want to live an unhealthy retirement, that's their decision. And they should enjoy that for however long they can. Not for me, but there are people who may want to retire that way. And I celebrate it 100%. But everything in moderation, as Amy says, I know it's not her saying, but she reminds me of this a lot. So work should be done in moderation. Rest should be done in moderation. If we want to be healthy and happy, at least that's been my experience. Everybody's going to have their own experience. So I agree with your idea of doing a one-to-one replacement while you're transitioning. I think that is super smart and it would have made my retirement a lot better. Thanks very much for your thoughts.